Constitutional AI
There is a company trying to build AI systems in a new way. Steve isn't sure what this means or if it's a good idea. Read his thoughts today.
2023-08-02
215 reads
Editorials
We're Not Faster with AI
At Redgate Software, we've been trialing Copilot from GitHub with our developers. I managed to get access for this experiment and have tried a few things, though I'm not sure I've found it very useful. I'll continue to work with Copilot, but for now, I just don't find Copilot AI helping me with the types […]
2023-07-31
219 reads
Looking Back and Forward
I took part in a podcast this week, Arrested DevOps. I did one with them once before, almost ten years ago. The host and I were both a little surprised that it had been so long. This caused us to look back a bit. Interestingly enough, ten years ago meant I was only about two […]
2023-07-29
65 reads
Large PRs are Bad
Reviewing Pull Requests (PR) is something that developers should take seriously, but Steve doesn't think this always happens.
2023-07-28
353 reads
The Minimum Upgrade Point
Today Steve wonders to which version you would upgrade your SQL Server instances. There should be a minimum version you would try to reach.
2023-07-26 (first published: 2019-05-03)
381 reads
Achieving More Autonomy At Work
Most of us want more autonomy at work, but it isn't given out without effort. Today Andy Warren has a few thoughts on how to get more freedom from your boss.
2023-07-24
139 reads
The Choice of SQL Server Version
Brent Ozar has his quarterly report on SQL Server versions and SQL Server 2022 isn't being used as much. Does that make sense to you? What versions are you installing?
2023-07-22
462 reads
Creative Development
An interesting approach to schema changes is a creative solution to Steve. He asks if you have other creative solutions you've seen.
2023-07-21
143 reads
A Paste Policy
Steve saw a policy on code usage in software development and wondered how many companies have this.
2023-07-19
175 reads
2023-07-17 (first published: 2018-03-08)
397 reads
Blogs
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
By DataOnWheels
I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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